Utrecht Path Leg 8 SP13 Amersfoort to Baarn March 2025 Scherpenzeel to Amersfoort The central theme of today’s Utrecht Path hike was the Eem River, approximately 18 kilometers (11 miles) long, which officially begins at the 15th-century Koppelpoort on the northwest side of the historic center of Amersfoort.On this early, foggy Sunday morning, we hardly […]
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Utrecht Path Leg 6 & 7 SP13 Scherpenzeel to Amersfoort February 2025 Scherpenzeel to Amersfoort . Date Sunday, February 16, 2025 Distance 13.55 miles21.81 km Moving Time 4:29:37 hrs Weather 2 °C, clouds,moderate breeze
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Utrecht Path Leg 5 & 6 SP13 Veenendaal to Scherpenzeel February 2025 Veenendaal to Scherpenzeel, History and Hiking We put on our hiking shoes again to walk a new leg of the Utrechtpad, this time the last part of stage 5 and the start of stage 6, from Veenendaal to Scherpenzeel. The Utrechtpad runs through
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Utrecht Path Leg 4 SP13 Leersum to Veenendaal February 2025 The Utrechtse Heuvelrug in A Winter Wonderland We picked a beautiful sunny and crisp winter’s day to hike the fourth leg of the Utrecht trail through National Park “De Utrechtse Heuvelrug.” De Utrechtse Heuvelrug is a moraine created during the penultimate ice age, the Saalien,
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Utrecht Path Leg 3 SP13 Cothen to Leersum via Wijk bij Duurstede January 2025 Following the Kromme Rijn to “Dorestad” On the third leg of the Utrecht Path, from Cothen to Leersum, we followed the Kromme Rijn to Wijk bij Duurstede, once the location of Dorestad. Dorestad functioned as a trading center between the sixth
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Utrecht Path Leg 2 SP13 Odijk to Utrecht January 2025 A Chilly Winter Hike from Odijk to Cothen A week later, Saturday 18th, around half past ten, we were at the starting point of section 2 of the Utrechtpad. It was chilly and foggy, unlike the previous week’s sunny and frosty conditions. As in part
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Utrecht Path Leg 1 SP13 Utrecht to Odijk January 2025 A Crisp Winter Hike on the Utrecht Path, SP13 Utrecht to Odijk On this crisp winter day, we started with the Utrecht Path, a 160-kilometer (100-mile) long regional trail (SP13). The first leg, SP13 Utrecht to Odijk, starts at Domplein, in the heart of downtown
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Walk to Oud-Zuilena “Dutch Open Air Museum” Exploring Dutch Museums and Galleries April, 2023 & March 2024 Walk to Oud-Zuilen from Utrecht CS On Sunday, my friend and I enjoyed our walk to Oud-Zuilen. We started at Utrecht and followed the Vecht River to our destination through a beautiful area with a lot of history.
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The Strokes of Frans Hals Exploring Dutch Museums and Galleries February 2024 The Loose Brush of Frans Hals Frans Hals is the indisputable master of loose brushwork; his bold and expressive painting style set him apart when most artists preferred precision and smooth surfaces. Born in Antwerp and later shaped by Haarlem, Hals’s journey began
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Spa Day, Forest Walks, and Friendship in Lunteren Somewhere in The Netherlands A Weekend Escape in The Veluwe near Lunteren With my closest friend, we first enjoyed a day at the spa at SpaVeluwe in Lunteren. An activity our spouses preferred to skip. After an excellent and much-needed massage, we drove a short distance to
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